Re: [PATCHv11 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Nov 21 2016 - 05:33:06 EST


On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:50:35PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> The purpose of USB Type-C connector class is to provide
> unified interface for the user space to get the status and
> basic information about USB Type-C connectors on a system,
> control over data role swapping, and when the port supports
> USB Power Delivery, also control over power role swapping
> and Alternate Modes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I'd like to get some acks or reviewed-by from others, but one thing
jumped out at me, which implies you did not run checkpatch.pl on the
patch:

644
> --- a/drivers/usb/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
> @@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ source "drivers/usb/phy/Kconfig"
>
> source "drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig"
>
> +source "drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig"
> +
> config USB_LED_TRIG
> bool "USB LED Triggers"
> depends on LEDS_CLASS && LEDS_TRIGGERS
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/Makefile b/drivers/usb/Makefile
> index 7791af6..c7f4098 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/usb/Makefile
> @@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_GADGET) += gadget/
> obj-$(CONFIG_USB_COMMON) += common/
>
> obj-$(CONFIG_USBIP_CORE) += usbip/
> +
> +obj-$(CONFIG_TYPEC) += typec/
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..b229fb9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> +
> +menu "USB PD and Type-C drivers"

What is "PD"? (yes, I know, but very few people do...) Spell it out.

> +
> +config TYPEC
> + tristate

Hah, that says NOTHING about what this code is at all.

Please fix.

thanks,

greg k-h